Vili doesn't talk much, he hasn't any really need. His darling wife and commanding Brother in laws do the talking for him. Instead he stands back and watches. He speaks when it's needed and has to clamp his mouth shut on others. He has a secret he doesn't want out. He can see the future. When his wife became pregnant he knew it would be a male, a golden haired lion the first Omega to grace the Line of Durin. And when his youngest was born he knew that Kili would be his last child, that the brown haired Alpha would bring honor and mischief to the family.
He swallows thickly as he rocks, arms curled lovingly around his son a low hum escaping his throat. Big brown eyes stare up at him sleepily and he smiles softly.
"Hush my little one. Close your eyes and sleep. Just for a little while," he sings cheering internally when Kili finally falls asleep. Gently he places the young boy into his crib trying to will away his tears. Tonight, gods tonight will be his last. He's going to miss his boys, going to miss watching them play, laugh, but most importantly he's going to miss watching them grow up. The door creaks open and he lifts his head. Standing in the door way is his oldest, wild blond hair and Durin blue eyes Fili tiptoes into the room.
"What are you doing up my boy?"
"I had a bad dream... Do you really have to leave?"
Flashes of the battle to come rampage in his mind. Blood, gore, loss all prominent in each vignette. He takes a deep breath and forces out a chuckle.
"Aye that I do lad. They need a big strong dwarf like me in the battle."
Fili's blue eyes stare up into his and they seem so much darker when he asks:
"You'll come home right?"
"Of course! I can't leave you and your brother and mother alone."
Pain flashes quickly in blue eyes before small hands reach out and grabs his face.
"Then why are you crying?"
His breath catches and he brings Fili into a tight hug.
"Because I'm going to miss you," he lies.
